⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Timberwolves fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Timberwolves won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 41- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 11:11 · MIN 38-33 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 4:51 · MIN 55-40 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Naz Reid technical foul
Q4 10:34 · MIN 82-87 SA
- Missed FT
Rudy Gobert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · MIN 111-107 SA
- Missed FT
Donte DiVincenzo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · MIN 111-110 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:46 · MIN 10-21 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:16 · MIN 65-62 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 11:47 · MIN 82-90 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · MIN 111-110 SA
📊The numbers
| MIN | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
